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2 unusual facts about Walpole Park


Walpole Park

The original house which stood here, and its grounds which make up the present park, was once the property of John Soane the architect, who bought it in 1800.

The land for the park and Pitzhanger Manor itself, was acquired by the council in 1899 from Sir Spencer Walpole, which in turn had been bought by his father the Rt.



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